Sorry about the lateness of this.  I'll explain at the end.  Oh, I did this at work
as well, so I just copied the one from "The Lost Library of Floristica" archive.
Thus the C&C will be in this format:  <<ye ol comments>>.

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is owned by Takeuchi Naoko, Koudansha, TV Asahi, and Toei
Douga, and DIC.

<<You forgot ADV and Pioneer as well. ^_^>>

Foreword: Ha-ha! Thought you'd heard the last of this series (again), didja? Well,
I'm not quite done for yet.

<<Damn, you mean those nukes, Pikachu's, Puchu's, and saccarine inducing bishoujo I
sent over weren't enough?  I shall have to redouble my efforts!>>

Thanks for all those that have supported me so far! I've included a short list at the
end.

What has gone before: Ermh... The plot's too convoluted, even for me to explain.
Arby's dead, and Tuxedo Mask died, went to the afterlife, and dueled with a dead
level 10 Super Sayajin. The more surprising part of it was that Tux-boy defeated dear
ol' Kakkarotto.

<<It helps that he couldn't die, heheheheh.>>

The Sailor Senshi nearly got obliterated by a youma death squad, but the Atomic
Starlight Knight jumped in and saved the girls, proclaiming his love for Sailor Moon.
Sam Beckett helped save Nephrite, and then finally got to leap away... into Ikari
Gendo.

<<Somehow I could actually see this happening.>>

Jadeite battled his... er... her inner self and darkness. She won, barely. ASK tried
to kill her when he figured out (took him long enough!) that she was really a
magically-transformed youma general. It all got worked out in the end, though.
Really, it did.

<<It helps the good guy is two steps shy of being totally nuts, heheheheh.>>

Any other subplots? Oh! Sailor Pluto took Ranma to Disneyland to train.

<<I look upon this relationship...such as it is, and shake my head...heh.  I'm
telling ya, she's going to wind up in a nuthouse. ^_^>>

And... That's about it. I'm not really a slow writer... I just have a funny way of
organizing things. Enjoy!


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Chapter 10-2O

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<<snipage of the Death scene>>

<<You know, I'm pretty sure that this part of the chapter garnered the most responses
for you...winding up with a good lot of it written by a whole lot of other people.
Then again, Death's personality just brings that sort of creativity out in
people...he's quite fun to work with, heheh.>>

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As Death departed, something occurred to him about one of the women whom he spoke to
on the phone. TERRA INCOGNITO? WAS THAT HER NAME? I WONDER IF THAT COULD BE...

<< *pulls out Superman's hourglass* NOPE, NOT THAT ONE...AND HE'S BACK AGAIN?!
*pulls out Optimus Prime's*  NOT THAT ONE EITHER...AND HE'S BACK TOO?!  DAMNIT! WHAT
IS IT WITH THESE PEOPLE?!  SEE, THIS IS JUST WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH MR.
SHIELDS.  JUST WAIT TIL I GET BACK TO SEE THE UNIVERSAL INFINITE...I'LL BE GIVING
THAT BEING A PIECE OF MY MIND, LET ME TELL YOU. *pulls out Terra's* AH, HERE WE GO.>>

Atop his floating white horse, the black-robed figure pulled out a very large
obsidian hourglass, about a foot and a half high and seven inches in diameter. Parts
of it had strange and ugly symbols carved into it, but over those, large pink and red
bows had been tied. Flowers, also pink, were painted all over the device at regular
intervals. Inside, a dull pile of black sand on the receiving end was topped by a few
sparkling grains of gold. A very, very tiny patch of brightly-colored specks slowly
trickled down from the top.

AH, YES. HER. NOT LONG NOW, AND IT'LL BE ABOUT TIME. NOT EVEN MOST GODS LIVE THAT
LONG. TOO BAD, REALLY. EVEN AFTER SO LONG, SHE WAS JUST BARELY GETTING INTERESTING.

Death spurred his flying steed onward. There yet remained a great deal of work for
him to do this night.


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It would take more than a thousand years and an artificial ice age before the human
race civilized itself sufficiently to the point where they decided that mucking up
the timeline wasn't just for world heroes, villains, and Purple ArbyFish. For this
reason, laws against time travel had to be placed in

<<civilized itself? Heheheh, a rather subtle slap in the fact to all of humanity
there, heheheheh.>>

order to keep Destiny from being tampered with.

It wasn't so much that lifestyles had degraded to the point where everybody wanted to
change them, nor was it the fact that the people felt like rebelling against the
delightfully ditzy totalitarian regime that had forbidden such interference. The
problem was, rather, that with improved

<<Of course, if one actually applied a bit of thought to it, what you really have is
a bit more than totalitarian regime.  With Sailor Plutos mucking around with the
future, 'ensuring' that things go according to a prewritten script, mostly if not
totally in the interests of the Serenity family, what you have is a regime that for
all intents and purposes could last in one form or another til the end of time.  I
mean sure there was this tiny setback on the moon a few thousand years back, but that
was only in preparation for someting greater...which seems to me to be more of the
same type thing.  And even if the Crystal Tokyo fell, Usagi would just do what her
mother did, and eventually we'd have some other millenium with her descendant with
little to no change.  Is it me or is there something wrong with that picture?

Heh, ignore me, I'm ranting again. ^_^>>

technology and knowledge, the human race sadly edged toward total self-annihilation
every generation or two.

Those with ability to view the timeline secretly knew that they were all an inch away
from destruction, and as such, they had good reason to keep people on track with what
Destiny decided What Must Be. In the later years of history, Destiny had gotten tired
of being pushed
around by galactic destroyers, fuku-clad warriors for love and justice, and
artificial knights with funny ideas about taking control of their lives.

<<Or just the plain ol schumk that said "Hey...what if...?" ^_^>>

In a cosmic way, Fate decided that anyone who fought against their place in the grand
scheme of

<<Only problem with that line of reasoning is that it makes the idea of free will a
complete illusion.  All the good and bad things that happen become the script in
someone else's novel, and no one is responsible for their actions.  Sentience becomes
nothing more than the prose someone else writes in their fanfiction.

Then again, if it's not, the ability to screw with Destiny becomes fun...there would
be all sorts of things that could go wrong, and you could run that poor little girl
to an the adjoining room in the same nuthouse Pluto is headed too. ^_^>>

things would be stopped, preferably in a painfully educating manner. The reason for
this is simple: if Destiny is toyed with too much, She might someday toss up her
arms, scream "Forget you all!" in frustration, and stalk away in another direction,
taking the Universe with Her.

<< <Desinty> Yeah...free of...eh?  Quit following me!  Damnit, the universe is
following me!  Go away!!! WAAAAHHH!! WHY WON'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?!>>

After some rather enlightening experiences and a lot of theme-park-induced
meditation, Sailor

<<spured on by a massive sugar and caffeine rush courtesy of a six pack of Mountain
Dew, 2 pounds of cotton candy, and a couple bags of bon bons. ^_^>>

Pluto decided that she had learned her lesson. Destiny had decided that she and Ranma
were meant for each other, and as a reformed follower of Destiny, she accepted the
fact that the boy was now her One True Love.

<<Funny how a lot of people arrive at the same conclusion with that boy.  This must
be Destiny's way of getting back at the universe for driving her batty. Heheheh.>>

Besides, getting out of it wasn't worth risking Everything on.

Having spent some time reviewing Ranma's history and having gone with him on every
action/thriller ride in Disneyland, she came to realize that he wasn't such a bad
choice for a husband after all. He could be very nice and was forgiving of mistakes.
He didn't even think much of her attempt at making him learn the Kawaii-ken!

<<Mind you, it's too bad she couldn't read his mind during such 'training,' but then
I'm not sure even that would have detered her or any other girl who's got this sort
of thing firmly entrenched in their noggins, heh.>>

Certainly, he had his quirks, Sailor Pluto considered, like the curse and a few other
minor problems, but she was certain she could change him, given time. The curse could
be cured, if it

<<Certain she could change him given time?  Heh...eheheheh...ever read a book called
"Nice Guys Don't Get Laid"? There's a whole chapter devoted to that tendancy in a lot
of women.>>

came down to that. It wasn't like there was some mystic energy field that made sure
he kept it or anything.

<<Is she sure about that? ^_^>>

The woman giggled, only a slight manic edge remaining in her voice. After she and
Ranma had

<<She's gone buggy!  Grab her! ^_^>>

gotten back from their brief vacation, they wasted no time in going to the Crystal
Palace to inform the proper authorities of their pending union.

In retrospect, Setsuna noted to herself, Neo-Queen Serenity had taken it remarkably
well.


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Seated in the waiting room just outside the emergency room at the Crystal Tokyo
Special

<<BWAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHA!!!>>

Response Hospital, and dressed in official Sailor Senshi garb, a very female Ranma
hunched over and buried her face in her hands, weighed down by guilt and large
sweatdrops. "Uh. Um. That is... I'm really sorry your queen died, Setsuna."

<<Heheheheheh>>

Beside her, Sailor Pluto stroked the smaller girl's hand in her own. "Don't worry. It
wasn't your fault."

"How was I supposed to know she'd react like that?" Ranma lamented. "I said we
planned on, you know, getting married and all, but why did she have to grab her chest
and keel over like that? She didn't even look old or sick or anything!"

<<Ranma's actually going to go through with this?  Odd...I don't recall any changes
to negate the effect, but doesn't he usually run or duck out of this sort of
thing...or at least put if off for an eternity?>>

"She will be all right," Setsuna reassured her fiance, putting an arm around her
shoulders. "You just gave her a bad shock. We have the best medical staff and
facilities in the galaxy. There is no need to worry."

<< <Pinhed> Well, Mrs. Serenity.  Do you prefer the pleasure or the pain more?  Me
personally, I perfer the pain.
      <Serenity> AAAAAAHHHH!!!
      <Dr. Arby>  Woit?  Ah, I see ya've met moi intern!  Loit of promise 'n dis
woin!>>

"I just hope she's okay."

"Don't worry," Pluto insisted. "She's done this before. It never keeps her down for
long."

A minute later, the one Ranma recognized as Sailor Mercury came out of the emergency
room, flanked by a pair of nurses or doctors. She wore medical scrubs and a mask,
which she pulled off in order to better speak with the waiting duo. She smiled at
them and opened her mouth to speak. However, before she could, Ranma leapt up and
grabbed her by the shoulders, shaking her wildly.

"Is she gonna be okay?! Please tell me she's okay!"

"She's fine!" Mercury replied, pulling her way out of the redhead's grip. Once she
freed herself, she straightened her spectacles and added, "She's all right. It was
just a mild case of shock. Her

<<The spectacles are an affectation or neccessary?  After all, I'm sure all sorts of
corrective proceedures would be available if she wanted by this point...unless she
opted not to under go one of em.>>

circulatory system is in perfect condition. She was never in any real danger. Now,
please calm down."

King Endymion ran into the waiting room, his face red with exhaustion. "I was in
negotiations halfway out of the solar system, but I came as quickly as I heard. Is
she all right?!"

<<  <Endymion> Of course it was hard with the Vorlons.  Couldn't figure out which one
was which, cause they all wear that same suit and answered to "Kosh" ^_^>>

Mercury nodded at him. "She's fine. You'll find her just down the hall."

The King of the Earth rushed past her and continued toward his wife.

Ranma breathed a sigh of relief and slid back into her seat. "That's a relief! I was
worried there for a while."

Mercury glanced through the papers on her clipboard. "Neo-Queen Serenity is quite
healthy, despite all that she's experienced throughout the years. In fact, all of the
Senshi, including King Endymion, have maintained excellent health for many
centuries." She looked toward the two

<<Probably has something to do with that shiny crystal.  Heh after watching The Two
Towers, I kept getting this image of Serenity holding that crystal going "My
precious..." <Endymion> I think you're freaking Rei out again.  <Serenity> Oh, my
bad. *^_^* <Rei> My precious... <Endymion> And Rei, quit petting that Usagi action
figure; you're freaking everyone else out doing that! <Rei> *quickly puts it behind
her back* What action figure? *^_^*>>

sitting before her. "She said that something you two mentioned surprised her. What
was it, may I ask?"

"Well," Ranma began, fidgeting wildly, "that is, er-"

Setsuna grabbed Ranma around the waist and pulled her close. "Ranma and I are getting
married!"

<<Heh, even Nabiki said something about never being bored to Akane concerning their
Ranma and Akane's honeymoon, and his ability to change sexes. ^_^>>

Mercury suddenly gasped and went pale. Her jaw fell open and her eyes rolled back,
then she clutched her chest and swooned into the arms of her assistants. "M-married?!
You and Se... tsu... na?"

<<Yeah, the going bet was that Ami would lose her 'it' before Setsuana. ^_->>

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A few more days and a few dozen more heart attacks later, Ranma and Setsuna got an
official audience with the recently-recovered Queen. The accolades of what happened
in Crystal Tokyo between these two love birds after this fateful occasion could fill
volumes.

However, in order to avoid mass confusion and hysteria, the Watchers of this part of
the universe have compiled a Frequently Asked Questions list concerning all of these
loving, tender moments of the premarital Ranma and Setsuna.

<<archived in elvish and galaxydestroyerish at
arby://www.crossdressers_and_the_women_wholovethem.com/r&s&a&s&k&s&m&yagetsdaidea/
^_->>

Q. Where did Ranma sleep? How and why?

A. Ranma slept in a simple, yet elegant suite with lots of pink drapes, a goosedown
bed with silk sheets, and a large wardrobe filled with some of the finest dresses to
be found on the Earth. It

<<the irony. ^_^>>

was an official room set aside for any up and coming Sailor Senshi like Ranma. He
didn't like it very much at all, obviously. While luxury was nice from time to time,
it did not mesh well with his self-image. Three times out of five, he went to sleep
on the roof.

Q. So, why did he sleep only three out of five times on the roof?

A. Because, the other two times, it was raining slightly too hard for Ranma to rest
in, even with some of the bed sheets as a makeshift tent.

<<Heh, that's determined.>>

Q. How about Setsuna. Where did she sleep?

A. Setsuna slept in her own separate room, which was similarly elegant, but several
times larger than Ranma's. But, given her mental state in the past few weeks, she
hadn't rested very much in

<< <Setsuana> Weeks.  Months.  Millenia...it's all good. ^_^>>

that time. Between Neo-Queen Serenity's coronary trouble and the official meeting,
she had a chance to catch up on her sleep time considerably.

Q. Okay, I guess that clears things up. What about the rest of the Senshi or
Endymion? How did they all react and interact with Ranma and Sailor Pluto?

A. All of them except for Endymion spent a great deal of time in bed, recovering from
the shock of the marriage announcement. The King of the Earth spent most of the time
with his wife. Therefore, not a lot of interaction took place.

Q. And the Outer Senshi? Come on, Haruka and Michiru wouldn't have been all that
shocked!

A. Quite right. However, they were off chasing people who weren't expecting the
Senshi Inquisition. They actually halfway got their introduction speech down. It went
something like this:

Haruka: Nobody expects the Senshi Inquisition!
Michiru: Our three main weapons are...
Hotaru: Fear, surprise, a planet-destroying pole arm, and an almost fanatical
devotion to the Queen!

<< <Me (or any other fanboy)> Molestable grown-up Planet destroyer!  *glomp!*
     <Hotaru> EEK!  *slice*
     <Haruka> That's like the 10th one you've done in. I told you that shiny black
leather outfit was a bad idea.
     <Hotaru> But it's so soft and sqeeky!>>

<<I dunno.  Technically what you see in Sailor Stars is fanatacism to the worst
degree.  Then again from what I can tell Hotaru is also the antithesis of what the
queen is so I sometimes wonder about her real motiviations, heh.>>

Nice, huh? Bohemian Rhapsody was such a nice song. It's good to see some people still
appreciate fine music groups.

<<Or in Hotaru's case %*Another one bites the dust, dun dun dun!*%>>

Q. But why was everyone so shocked, anyway?! Did Ranma do something in the past that
they all remember?

A. Partly, it was the fact that Setsuna was getting married at all. Secondly, it was
that she was marrying another girl. Third, and probably the least important, was a
massive temporal displacement paradox that caused a nearly fatal cascade failure in
all their central nervous systems that could easily have been mistaken for a heart
attack. It is, however, generally accepted that they overreacted.

<<Personally I'm betting on the loss of fundage...that betting pot just kept on
growing larger and larger over the centuries...too bad it was Shingo that's going to
get most of the winnings which he's putting towards...whatever the hell he's doing
down in the basements, hehehehe.>>

Q. Well, what about all that time Ranma and Setsuna could have been spending
together, going out on dates and stuff in Crystal Tokyo? I wanted to see that!

A. I wanted to see that, too. To make a long story short, Ranma got a chance to look
around town some more, as a man for once. While it might have been fun to show how a
couple of dates went between Ranma and Pluto in such a peaceful setting, it will have
to suffice to say that all went well and the status quo was generally kept. There,
aren't you glad you didn't have to see the status quo maintained?

<<In Ranma 1/2 that means total and absolute chaos. ^_^>>

Q. What about Akane, Ukyou, Shampoo, and Kodachi? Aren't they going to do anything
about Ranma getting married?!

A. I wouldn't put it past 'em, in whatever time period the wedding takes place.

Q. Why doesn't Ranma just do the hot and cold water splash treatment to show everyone
that he's really a boy?

A. He probably hasn't had a chance to think about it yet. Give him a little while
longer. Obvious things aren't figured out in the same week, y'know.

<<True. Especially in anime like this. Heh.>>

Q. What part is Death going to play here?

A. He's not taking theatrical roles at the moment. Sorry.

Q. What's going to happen now?

A. Something about an official meeting with Neo-Queen Serenity to get a marriage
license or something.

Q. Sounds great! Get on with it! What happened next?

A. Now, where were we? Ah, yes. At first, Serenity had insisted that the meeting be
conducted in an official manner. Official, in this case, meant either princess-like
dresses and sailor fuku for women, or tuxedoes and formal armor for men.

<<I recommend armor.  Lots of armor.  And guns!  And big giant pahllic swords...the
kind you find in a CLAMP anime!>>

"Hey!" Ranma protested as she was dragged into the room by her fiancee, wearing the
pink-highlighted Sailor Earth outfit. "I'm a guy!"

"We talked about this before," Setsuna whispered to her. "When she sees you, she sees
the Terra who died centuries ago. She's traumatized for life and... just doesn't get
it."

<<'just doesn't get it'*snicker*  Yup, that about sums up Usagi. ^_^>>

"I ain't Terra! I barely even know who she was!"

"I'll show you the file later. She was a very kind and brave, if short-lived,
Senshi."

"What happened to her?"

"She sacrificed herself to destroy the Dark Kingdom - an old enemy from ages ago."

"Oh."

"I'll tell you the details later," Setsuna added when the large, opaque sapphire
doors swung open. "We have to make a good impression if we wish to get our marriage
license."

<<Pluto could always threaten to rewrite history so that Usagi has to take every
single exam she's ever had to take a hundred times or so. ^_^>>

"Why do we need a license? Can't we just ask to get it over with already?"

"Ooh, I love your initiative! But no, we cannot. Centuries may turn, delightfully
ditzy dictatorships may rise, but bureaucracy is forever!"

<<...Holy shit, she's right!>>

Ranma winced. "Uh. Um. Okaaay... So, shouldn't I, like, change back or somethin'?"

"I wouldn't bother. That would just complicate things."

"But everyone'll think that-"

"They already think that. You remember how many heart attacks we made everyone go
through, right?"

"Uh, yeah."

"Do you want to cause another dozen more?"

"Heck no! I don't need THAT on my conscience."

"Then let them have their illusions. Straighten up, now. Remember: I'm the beautiful,
yet highly love-deprived Guardian of Time, and you're my lovely secret
assistant-slash-mistress from Lebanon."

<<...That gave me all sorts of mental images that I'm not sure I wanted, but were
kinda cool nonetheless. Good one.>>

"Oh, great, so now I'm Lebanese?!"

"That's right!"

"Why?!"

"It's proper! Arby taught you all about being proper, didn't he? Hee hee hee hee!"

<< *%Toys in the attic she's crazy...truly gone fishing...%*>>

Ranma slapped her forehead. "You're really freaking me out, you know that?"

Sailor Pluto giggled maniacally. "Like it or not, you're marrying me, Ranma. Freaky
is now officially part of the job."

<<W00t!!! ^_^  Where do I sign up?>>

"Uh, yeah. Say, have you taken your medication today, or what?"

Soon, the hallway opened up into a very large official audience chamber. Neo-Queen
Serenity stood up from her throne and motioned for the two to come forward. She was
flanked by the four Inner Senshi, and her daughter hid behind the throne and
occasionally poked her head out to see what was going on.

As Ranma and Setsuna approached, Serenity nodded toward them and said, "I'm glad
you're both here." On her shoulder sat a white seal-like creature with a cape and
glowing red irises.

"Yesss!" hissed the White ArbyFish. "Kill them now!"

<<Heh, I'll take this moment to say that I really like Bruce.  He's my kind of
Arby...another excuse for random and brutal cartoon violence. ^_^>>

"Quiet, Bruce!" Serenity shot back.

<< <Bruce> Tear their flesh from their bones!  Crush their heads and brains!  Toss
them in a pit of Rinis and C-kos!!!  KILL THEM ALL!  LET GOD SORT EM OUT!! YESS!!!
...err...you weren't supposed to hear that.>>

"You must!" demanded Bruce.

<<He's the voice who tells crazy people to off other people, isn't he? ^_^>>

"Oh, go make another sweater!"

"Fine," replied the ArbyFish, who turned around and took out a set of knitting
needles. For a moment, he looked prepared to jab them into Serenity's neck, but he
stopped at the last minute and began work with some wool yarn. "I will." He glared
evilly at all of those around him.

<<That's got to be hard.  His love of death and destruction vs his love of
knitting...tough call there.>>

Serenity grinned sheepishly at the newcomers. "I'm sorry. I don't know why I keep him
around."

"It's because he's a very good tactical advisor," Sailor Mars noted.

"Um-hmm!" Venus nodded. "He's a lot better at plotting than Artemis, that's for
sure."

<<It's always a good idea to have one or two blood thirsty advisers.  They generally
scare the enemy enough just by you having them.  The very threat you might use them
is enough to have people running for the hills. Heh.>>

"Whatever," Sailor Pluto said. "That's a very nice ArbyFish you've picked up, Milady.
I would have stuck with Arby, but there's no accounting for taste, I've come to
learn."

<<Not going to say it.  I'm not. ^_^>>

"Arby died," Mercury said. "Over a thousand years ago."

"That's his business," Setsuna said while rolling her eyes and waving off her
comment. She

<<...dealt with a few Arby's has she? ^_^>>

looked back at Serenity. "You know why we've come. We want your permission to get
married."

The Queen nodded. "Of course. I've had some time to think about it, and I was kind of
against it at first. But eventually, I decided that it was about time you got
married." She frowned. "But why

<<Pretty soon she'll be thinking the same thing for the other Senshi...but finding
them mates might be an exercise in impossibility.  This sounds like a job for a white
Arby fish! BWAHAHAH...err...well...could be fun anyway. ^_^>>

Ranma? I knew you were good friends, but I had no idea that... Well, you know how I
feel about Haruka and... Couldn't you at least have found a MAN?!"

<< <Pluto> In a shoujo anime?  Are you nuts? You couldn't find a decent guy in this
reality to save the universe much less have wild and intense nookie with!
     <Serenity>  No worthwhile good men?  What about...*glances at Endymion* Oh
right.  What was I thinking.  My bad.

     <Shingo>  *in a secret basement...somewhere*  Me?  Good?  What are you guys
looking at me for?  I'm planning to take over the world! BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! *grabs
Hotaru and kisses her passionately* Hail to the King, baby!

Setsuna's eyes twinkled. "Oh, believe me, Ranma is manlier than most other people on
this planet."

<<*%Sad but trueeee!*%.>>

"I still think you should kill them!" Bruce tried.

<<Ya gots ta try!  It's ya duty!>>

"No," Serenity whispered back, before looking into the eyes of the Time Senshi. After
a brief staring contest, she shook her head and sighed. "I can see you're not
joking." She looked at Ranma. "Sailor Earth, do you want to marry Sailor Pluto?"

Ranma had been distracted by Reenie, who ran out from behind her mother and jumped
onto the redhead's back.

<<and pulling at her braid, causing Ranma to tip over backwards and crush the itty
bitty chibi spore...what?  Ah c'mon!  It'd have been funny!  Sure, the poor spore
would have probably gotten hurt, but sacrifices must be made...*evil laugh*>>

"C'mon, let's play horsy again!" the little girl with pink hair shouted. "Horsy,
horsy, horsy!" She bounced up and down.

Serenity pursed her lips before calling out to her. "Small Lady! Will you please
leave Sailor Earth alone?!"

<< <Bruce> You must kill her too!  Or at least should have looked into forms of birth
control if you knew THAT was what you were going to have.
   <Usagi> *sobs* Why didn't I think of that before?!

Sorry, I'm in chibi-bashing mode for some reason. ^_^  I'll try to hold it in...I
mean I could have finished that above bit, but I didn't.  See, I'm trying to be good
(mind you if you really want me to finish that, I'll email it to ya ^_^)>>

"It's okay," Ranma said quickly. "Now what were you saying?"

"I asked if you wanted to marry Setsuna."

"Uh, sure!" the redhead replied while gently pulling Reenie's arms off of her neck
and placing them onto her shoulders.

"And will you still be able to fulfill your responsibilities as Sailor Earth?"

"Um, okay, if that means powering up and busting all the bad guys that come along, I
think I'm up to that."

<<He's a fan of DBZ isn't he?>>

Neo-Queen Serenity turned back to Setsuna, her lower lip trembling. "All right, I
guess you can get married. I mean, Terra's been worried that things will go badly if
her replacement doesn't work out. She's been so busy lately!"

<<Uh oh.  Time paradox a brewin'>>

Sailor Pluto looked about ready to wave off the comment again, but she stopped. "Er,
excuse me? You say Terra's been worried?"

Serenity nodded. "Oh, yes. She's quite busy with the interplanetary agreements, and
trying to get Nemesis to agree to a ceasefire. You remember the accords we were
drawing up a week ago, don't you?"

The Time Guardian stared at the Queen in a manner that suggested someone before her
had just grown six heads, nine legs, and started to yodel. "Terra, as in the former
'Sailor Earth' Terra? Red hair, sweet

<<Mind you, yodeling was the thing that really made it sound completely out there,
heh.>>

personality, and was an adopted princess in her past life? THAT Terra?"

It was Serenity's turn to look confused. "Yes, that Terra. Who else would it be?"

Setsuna took a deep breath. "Ah, forgive me for mentioning it, but Terra is dead-"

<< <Death> I AGREE...NO WAIT...NO...THIS ISN'T RIGHT!  NOW PEOPLE ARE CHEETING DEATH
BY TIME PARADOX!  THESE PEOPLE ARE DENYING ME AGAIN!!! I SWEAR, ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M
GOING TO QUIT, AND THEN WHERE WILL THESE FOOL MORTALS BE?  NO, I'LL DO ONE BETTER,
I'LL QUIT SHUFFLING OFF THEIR ENEMIES TO THE REALMS OF THE DEAD!  YEAH!  THAT'LL FIX
EM...NO WAIT, THEN I'LL BE DENYING DEATH!  WHAT WILL THE UNION...HOW CAN DEATH DENY
ITSEL..BUT THESE GUYS WILL KEEP...I'M SO CONFUSED!
   <Bruce> Just kill em all!
   <Death> I'VE ALREADY DONE THAT! LOTS OF TIMES!
   <Bruce> ....You suck.
   <Death> YOU'RE NOT HELPING!

Sorry about that. ^_^>>

Everyone except for Pluto and Ranma gasped.

Mercury put her hands to her cheeks. "When did this happen?!"

"Not Terra!" Jupiter looked on, aghast.

"That's NOT a funny joke, Setsuna," Venus noted, grimacing.

Reenie fell off of Ranma's back. "No! Not Auntie Terra!" the little girl cried.
"Who's gonna tell me stories on Tuesday nights now?!"

<< <Bruce> Once upon a time, I built a Death Star!  And do you know what I did then?
   <Reenie> No, what?
   <Bruce> I used it's power to blow up the whole planet, killing you all!!!
BWAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHH!!!
   <Reenie> Wah!  Mommy!  Bruce is scaring me, again!
   <Usagi> That's nice dear zzzzz...

Really, I am sorry about this. ^-^>>

While Sailor Pluto may have been literally drunk on her own confusion and driven
insane by her fiance's antics, there was something about the entire situation that
had the sobering effect like that of a month in a medieval monastery. A strong vacuum
formed in the pit of her stomach and she found it difficult to speak for a minute.

Ranma placed her hands on her hips. "Hey, what gives? I thought you said this 'Terra'
died."

"She DID," Setsuna whispered back, then took a step toward Serenity. "But, my Queen,
surely you remember the day after the war with the Dark Kingdom ended. Terra
sacrificed herself for all of us, and the next day, you drew the short straw and had
to tell her mother-"

Serenity shook her head. "Terra didn't defeat the Dark Kingdom. I did, and she
helped, along with the rest of the Senshi. We went and had a big party afterward-"

"-and you couldn't bring yourself to tell Mrs. Incognito about what happened, so you
spent the day at her house, baking cookies and grinning nervously-"

<<Giving Mr. and Mrs. Incognito a terrible case of food poisoning, keeping them in
the hospital for almost a week, heheheh.>>

"-and I was so sad because Terra died, then I went to her house the next day to tell
her mom about what happened, but I knocked on the door and Terra grabbed me by the
arm, and we ran off to school-"

"-so Raye and Amy had to drag you along the next day to tell her what really
happened. Terra's mother was crushed, but she came to accept it. This is your least
favorite story to tell-"

"-it's my favorite story, because it had a happy ending."

<<I thought they all had happy endings. ^^;;;>>

All four Inner Senshi looked at each other, then at the Queen. "That's not how it
happened!" they protested at once.

Pluto stared at Serenity. "Terra died," she insisted.

Serenity stared back in concern. "No, she didn't." She looked away. "Yes, it did, and
yet, not quite like that, but in a way, sort of, kinda..."

<<By this point one would expect Usagi's mind to simply shut down, due to overload,
heheheheheheh.>>

"Terra died very bravely," Mercury said.

"She had a cold and couldn't come to the final battle," Mars added.

"That knight-guy merged with her and blew up the whole town!" Venus cried. "It was
horrible! We never recovered, and everybody died." She

<< <Bruce> I like your story!  Tell me again how this happened? >>

paused. "Except for me. You know why?" Her shoulders slumped. "But, but, but!!!"

"Auntie Terra reads me stories," Reenie said, "'cause Arby grosses me out all the
time, calling me little mucus and... Wait, who's Terra? And Arby. What's an Arby? Is
it kinda like Bruce?"

Setsuna paled. "This is bad."

"Yeah," Ranma said while helping Reenie get up off the floor, "nobody seems to
remember what really happened. Think this is gonna delay dinner? I'm kinda hungry..."

<<Heheheheheh...really, they need to do something about these one track minds they
have.>>

The Time Senshi winced, the spark of pain lancing across her mind. She grabbed Ranma
by the arm. "No, you do not understand!" A sudden, intense headache drove her to her
knees. "The timeline has changed - is changing!"

Ranma frowned. "Is that a bad thing?"

Setsuna nodded frantically. "Usually."

*BAMPH!* Reenie disappeared in a puff of smoke.

<< <Setsuna> Mind you, that was rather cool. >>

Serenity gasped. "Small Lady! Where did she go?!"

"Small who?" Mercury asked, before vanishing. Her computer dropped out of her hands
onto the floor. Soon after, Jupiter and Mars popped out of existence.

The Queen looked on in horror at her hands, which were growing transparent. She
glanced toward Pluto. "Setsuna! What's ha... pen... ing...?" She faded away. The
Crystal Palace's entire structure started to quake.

Setsuna leapt to her feet. "Ranma, we have to get out of here, NOW!"

A chunk of crystal landed by their feet. "What's going on?!"

"Do you know what a paradox is?!"

"No!"

"Do you know what the 'End of the Universe' means?!?!"

IT MEANS I FINALLY GET TO RETIRE.

<< <Bruce> W00t!  Judgement day!  And here you were whining about them always coming
back, ya pansy.>>

Ranma looked around as fires started to sprout up all over the place. "Who said
that?!"

"It means that the Future is doomed!"

The girl's jaw dropped and she stared at her fiancee. "What?! Naaaw. That can't be
happening. You're the one making sure that doesn't happen, right?"

"In case you haven't noticed, I've been too busy concentrating on you to do my job!
I'm afraid there's no stopping it now!"

"Do you mean to say that the universe is doomed, we're all going to die, and there's
absolutely nothing we can do about it?!?!"

Setsuna held her hand behind her neck and laughed nervously. "Ahe he he he he he he
he he he he he heeee. Sucks, huh?"

<< <Bruce and Death in a duet> %*The sky was all purple, there were people runnin'
everywhere.  Tryin' to run from the destruction, you know I didn't even care.*%>>

"YEAH, it does! Can't we do ANYTHING?"

Sailor Pluto shook her head while debris continued to fall around them. "Not really.
A paradox this severe isn't easily escaped! We have two options, as I see it. One:
There's an off chance if we both focused all our powers into the Garnet Orb," she
touched the red sphere on the top of her staff, "we MIGHT be able to make it to the
Time Gate and POSSIBLY escape to go back before the paradox started and find a way to
fix it!"

"What's the other option?"

The woman grinned mischievously. "If you want to go out with a bang, this could be
our last chance."

<< <Bruce and Death continuing their karaoke duet> %*War is all around us, my mind
says prepare to fight.  So if I gotta die I'm gonna listen to my body tonight.*%>>

Ranma backed off. "Eh heh, what do you say we try to save the universe first?"

<< <Me> Go for the sex, Boo!  Go for the sex! ^_->>

"Very well." Setsuna didn't look too disappointed. Deep down, she knew the timeline
was more important than a simple, impulsive idea that wouldn't last long anyway. She
held out her staff. "Then hold on to the

<< 'wouldn't last long anyway?' OUCH!  And I mean OUCH! Can ya feel the burn from
that one? ^_^>>

Time Key and focus your ki!"

Ranma did so. She grabbed the staff and concentrated. An aura sprang up around her.

"That's not going to be much help if you don't say 'Earth Power' while you're doing
it."

"Earth Power?!" A glow suddenly sprang up on Ranma's tiara. "Why?"

"It's a compatibility thing. Senshi powers combine more easily. Besides, they're all
voice-activated! Haven't you figured that out yet?"

<<That explains so much.  They should really work on their command phrases then.>>

"Oh! Right."

*CRASH!* The two teleported away, just as the palace collapsed in an impressive
display of magical demolition.

A white light shined at the point of obliteration at the center of Crystal Tokyo. Its
glow intensified and spread past building after building, vaporizing everything in
its wake. The shockwave silently spread past the borders of the city, engulfing the
island, then the continent, and finally, the world.

The temporal explosion did not stop there. It ballooned to the size of the solar
system, then the galaxy, then a galactic cluster, and on and on it went, accelerating
and obliterating everything that stood in its path.

<< <PS2 Game voice> GAME OVER!  CONTINUE? <God> Damnit!  I knew I should have saved
after the Big Bang!>>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

At Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, the master of ceremonies
tapped the microphone and said, "If you'll please bear with us for a moment, our show
will begin a little earlier than normal." He cleared his throat and straightened his
tie. "Everyone, note the blast from the Milky Way. Who here's from the Milky Way?"

A few hands shot up.

<< <MoC> Sucks to be you! ^_^>>

"Ooh, too late to worry about who's going to be next in line to the Juraian Throne,
now, isn't it, Princess Ayeka?" The MC turned back to

<<BWAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!>>

the window. "Note the sheer SPEED that the temporal explosion is moving at. Faster
and faster and faster! In seven days, the Universe was created, and now, in seven
minutes, the Universe will end, all for your viewing pleasure! Kind of makes you feel
guilty, doesn't it?"

A number of chuckles rose from the audience.

"To think, all of you get to go home after this and get educations, raise families,
and have quarrels amongst yourselves for the greater good and the wonders of the
future!" He put the back of his hand to his cheek as if to whisper. "But we all know
it's pointless. It's all going to end now anyway. So, eat, drink, and spend merrily
here at Milliways, for right now, it's all going to end!"

<<Rather fatalistic...and people actually pay to see this, heheheh.>>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After Belldandy had insisted on going back to apologize to that annoying galactic
destroyer fragment, Skuld had decided that she couldn't bear to participate - or even
watch, really - and headed back to Heaven to get some more late-night work done.

<<Yeah, they kinda got their ass kicked last time, didn't they?>>

As usual, there were plenty of bugs to squish and problems to fix. However, a few
minutes after she sat down at her computer terminal for a nice cup of hot chocolate,
the young goddess saw something that made her spit her drink out in a fine spray all
over the screen and keyboard. Aloud, she read the words on the medium dark blue
screen. "General Protection Fault in TIMELINE32.DLL?! WHO WENT AND INSTALLED WINDOWS
IN THE MAIN SERVER?!?!?!?!!"

<<and not just windows...Windows 3.0! ^_^>>

"Oye did!" Onto the keyboard hopped Arby the ArbyFish, who had a little yellow halo
above his head and a pair of cheesy plastic wings strapped to his back. He grinned at
the goddess, waved, and exclaimed, "Oye'z ya new supa'voisa', Oye is!" He
straightened up proudly as he presented his ID tag. "Bow before me, for Oye iz Root!"
He patted his chest. "Come on. Do ya duty!"

<<Unix terms in a cockneyed accent. As it was done by someone before me...*bows
before you* I'm not worthy! ^_^>>

Skuld nearly tore her hair out. "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" The terminal in front of her
started sparking and making unpleasant chugging noises before finally exploding.

<<God really does have a fucked up sense of humor...then again the way this is going,
God is probably going to turn out to be Arby, heheheheheheh.>>

To be continued...

[Sailor Sez]

(Scene of the Atomic Starlight Knight and Sailor Pluto kissing each other
relentlessly.)

<<You know, there is really no telling just how hard up Pluto is.  I mean she could
have gone for centuries without it, and only a day would have passed elsewhere,
heh.>>

"Heh. This year, we learned an important lesson about friends and family."

(Scene of Terra beating the heck out of her dad.)

"If you have problems, you should always try to work things out..."

(Sailor Pluto bludgeons the tar out of ASK.) (Male Jadeite chokes the other Jadeite
mercilessly.)

"...the violent way!"

<<HELL YEAH! ^_^>>

(Dead Kakkarotto smacks a dead Tuxedo Mask a million miles down into the depths of
Hades.)

"In the end, you can always fix your relationship."

(Ukkyo kisses 'Tim on the lips.)

"But, hey, who wants that?"

(The Universe explodes, much to the chagrin of Ranma and Sailor Pluto.)

"Live fast, beat everyone else, and do it in record time. Sailor Nuke Sez. BWAHA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HAAAA!!!"

<<Too bad you'd never see anything like this on TV in the USA. Hehehehehe.
Hmm...just had this odd mental picture of Duke Nukem in a fuku...*thinks for a
minute, then I gouge my eyeballs out.* ^_^>>

Author's notes: Oh dear... I didn't really write all that, did I? ^_^;;;

<<I'm afraid a few dozen chapters is kinda irrefutable proof.  Sorry man. ^_^>>

Well, I've been looking for a spot to end the chapter and blow up the future section
of the story for quite some time now. I've had it

<<Heh, quite literally.  Too bad we didn't get to see Pluto pushing the button to do
it. ^_->>

planned for years, but only now have I found a proper spot to do it in.

<<FastForward through the credits>>

If anyone has any comments on the entire NETTG 10-2 chapter, go ahead and say them,
because soon, I'll be doing a major revision on the whole series, dividing it into
books, chapters, and including cover pages...

<<Uhh...I was only kinda joking when I made that suggestion. ^-^>>

It's going to be a major facelift for the series. Plus, it'll make the segments more
manageable, I hope.

Additionally, and I may or may not announce it officially, if anyone wishes to write
a section with Ranma and Sailor Pluto "maintaining the status quo" in Crystal Tokyo,
you're welcome to do so, and if it's REALLY good, I'll include it on the site and
give you credit for it. ^_^

<<I'd like to, but I don't know if I'm that good.  I'd probably have to read the
Hitchikers Guide, and watch a marathon of Monty Python and Excel Saga to get in the
mood for something of that magnitude, hehehehe.>>

So... All that I have to do now is make an Omake, right?

<<Like the Pretty Sami one where Sami gets an axe to the head? ^_^>>

Well, I'll let you have one, just to fill up some space and not waste a scene that I
had come up with, but couldn't use. This would be what would have happened if the
timeline hadn't gone loopy and destroyed them all.

Enjoy!

[OMAKE?! NOOOOOOOO!]

<< <Bruce> Cry! Beg for mercy!  There's none to be had here!  You will be made to
endure the horrors of this Omake! SCREAM!  SCREAM FOR ME...err...uhh...never mind.
^_^>>

Due to some weird protocol that had been instated a decade ago, probably after a one
of the realm's more rambunctious parties, a formal audience with the Queen required
petitioners to be in their best attire. Best, in Ranma's case, had two problems. He
was a she, and she was in a Senshi fuku.

As a side note, that particular piece of etiquette required the Senshi uniform to be
in the highest mode available to the wearer. Fortunately for the temporally-displaced
martial artist, she had not discovered Super or Eternal Senshi levels, or the entire
experience would have been made all the more nerve-grinding by the addition of more
skirts, bigger ribbons, hair decorations, and, quite possibly, fluffy, feathery
wings.

<<I keep saying the Senshi should invest in battle armor...like the kind Tarna wears
in Heavy Metal. ^_->>

"I mean," Serenity continued, "I know about Neptune and Uranus, but I never imagined
that you, Sailor Pluto..."

"Eh heh." Ranma looked at her pink, knee-length boots and rubbed her toes
uncontrollably against the soft sole. "No, I don't feel my masculinity or my identity
threatened or anything like that. No-sirree-bob!" she muttered to herself low enough
that the Queen couldn't hear. The woman standing next to her, on the other hand,
could.

<<He's going to break down sobbing any time now.>>

"We'll explain it to her later," Pluto whispered to her fiance, then burbled in glee,
"For now, we have to get our engagement officially announced!"

"Uh," Ranma replied not-so-intelligently, somewhat taken aback by Setsuna's
uncharacteristic giggling.

Neo-Queen Serenity looked rather distraught over the entire concept. "You want to
marry Sailor Earth, Setsuna?"

"Yes," the Guardian of the Gate of Time replied quickly. "We had an absolutely
delightful time at a very nice theme park, where I had a chance to think it over. No
one has ever been more kind, caring, accepting, or forgiving of me. I had different
feelings once, but now,

<<All of it completely unintentional.>>

I want to marry Ranma, to have and to hold, in sickness, in health, and in or out of
curse, all the days of my life, not even after Death do us part."

WE'LL SEE. UNTIL THEN...

<<Hehehehehe>>

"I see," Serenity said, rubbing her chin. "And you, Ter- I mean, Ranma, want to marry
her as well?"

The sixteen-year-old moved her jaw to speak, but only closed it again. With
disbelieving eyes frozen like those of an ancient peasant that had heard of dragons
and just barely had the chance to see one breathe fire and destroy his farm, Ranma
took a step back and took measures to compose herself. "I, er, yeah, sorta, kinda..."

Setsuna took the girl by the shoulder and whispered into her ear, "This is our ONE
chance for happiness here. Don't let fear of commitment blow it now!"

"Sure!" Ranma blurted out.

Neo-Queen Serenity looked downward. "Okay... Well, if you're both committed to it,
then I guess I can sanction it."

Near the door of the Royal Audience ChamberT a pair of guards whispered among
themselves.

"Mercury gave her a dictionary for her last birthday."
"Not only that. She made her learn what 'sanction' meant."
"For a public figure, it sure took her long enough."
"When was she born?"
"About a thousand years ago."
"Sheesh."

<<BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!>>

"Thank you!" Setsuna beamed, clasping her hands to her heart. "I knew you'd agree
with me."

Serenity breathed a sigh of relief. "It's done, then. I'll have it announced tomorrow
evening." Then her lips fell into a pout. "But there's one thing I won't stand for."

"And what might that be?" Pluto inquired. "Ranma must remain male during the
honeymoon and his off hours? Very well, we accept." She locked arms with the shorter
girl and tugged her closer.

"No, do as you like there," the Queen replied, "but I just won't let you two get
married without proper wedding dresses." She put her foot down loudly against the
polished marble floor.

<<hehe...heheh...heheheheheh...BWAHAAHAHAHAH!!!>>

Ranma rubbed the back of her head and said, "Well, not me. I won't need a dress,
I'll, uh, need a tux-"

"I put my foot down, Ranma," Serenity retorted firmly. "You're both getting the
prettiest gowns in the realm for the ceremony, and that's final!" She took both of
them by the arm and cheerfully led them

<<Hopefully they get a better tailor than Serenity's normal dress, because damn that
thing doesn't do a thing for her figure, heh.>>

outside. Her white wing-things nearly got caught in the door when it closed behind
them.

<<Somehow I imagine her getting those things caught, her screaming in pain, and the
guards going "Damnit, that's the 10th time this week!" or something like that, heh.>>

Ranma looked nervously at Setsuna. "I think we should break it to her. I don't wanna
hafta get fitted for no wedding dress!"

"We can tell her on the way," Setsuna replied encouragingly. "I'm sure she'll
understand."

<<And she's known Usagi how long now?>>

Thirty-eight volumes of manga...

Seven seasons of reruns...

And a truckload of fan fiction later...

<<And a comparison to the Starlights...>>

Neo-Queen Serenity remained all a-twitter about the idea of going shopping for
wedding dresses. "Oh, Ranma, you'll look so CUTE with lots of white - and ribbons! We
shall have to get you lots of ribbons." She

<<SHE DESIGNED THE SENSHI OUTFITS, DIDN'T SHE? ^_^>>

tilted her face upwards. "And both of you must have a bouquet that matches your hair.
I'm sure we can find some very nice red and green flowers for you. Maybe some pink
ones, too. Do you like pink ones, Setsuna? Sure, we'll get some pink ones."

<<I don't think pink goes with dark forest green. ^^>>

Setsuna put away the laptop computer where she had been demonstrating Ranma's
background information while the redhead stared, agape at the Queen's lack of
comprehension. "She's ignoring us," the time guardian noted. "I'll distract her. Flee
when you see an opening."

<<BWAHAHAHAH!!!>>

Ranma nodded her hearty agreement and began her search for escape routes, but was
quickly thwarted when the Queen locked arms with her once more. "Ugh..."

"It'll be so neat! Just wait and see!" Serenity announced with no small amount of
excitement.

Reenie tugged at her mother's dress. "Thanks for letting me come, Mommy!" A genuine
look of complete innocence filled her face while she examined the engaged couple. "So
soon we're gonna see a real, live Lebanese Wedding Ceremony?"

<<Ah, the things that come out of kids' mouth. ^_^>>

Everyone else fell down, leaving the dear, sweet, Small Lady to frown at them for a
minute.

"I-I... er..." Serenity stuttered, getting back up, "...sort of. We're just getting
their dresses now. We'll have the wedding in a month or so."

"Can I come to that?"

"Ah, sure, why not?"

"Neat!" the little, pink-haired girl said in her little, whiny voice. "I've always
wanted to go to the Middle East." Off in her own little world, she turned aside and
looked out the window. "Ooh, look! The candy store. Can we get some?"

<<Just don't mistake your hair for any. ^_^>>

"Later, Small Lady, later."

"But I want it now!" Reenie folded her arms and pouted.

It took the Queen a few minutes and a promise to buy her a bunny-backpack to get the
princess to calm down, but she eventually did.

<<I recommend hog tying her.>>

They had taken the Royal Limousine, which was, oddly enough, being driven by the
Royal Coach, who normally taught things like Tennis and

<<Punny, very punny. ^_^>>

Volleyball, but really wanted to get out and try out being the Chauffeur for the day.
They stopped outside the best bridal shop in Crystal Tokyo, who had been informed of
their arrival and bustled about, getting everything ready.

"Planning, planning, planning," Serenity continued, tapping a finger to her cheek
while she looked the happy couple over. "So many details to iron out. "Do you want
bows on your invitations? Oh, of course you do. Who are you planning to invite?"

<< <Bruce> Yes!  Invite everyone to the palace and KILL THEM ALL!!!>>

"Invite?" Ranma said, suddenly put on the spot and given a moment to think. "I think
I should at least invite Mom-"

"Yes! Your mother. I can't wait to meet her."

"And shouldn't, like, one of our moms," Ranma continued, pointing between herself and
her fiancee, "be taking care of all this?"

"Nonsense!" Serenity replied. "I'm the Queen, so I get to make all the big decisions
on this. I'm sure your parents won't mind me doing this for you!"

<<Actually, in a very weird way, she's probably right.  It's one of those royal
perogative things they get when people are royalty.>>

Ranma looked at Setsuna. "Later, can we go back and pick up Mom? I think she'd want
to see all this through."

Setsuna thought about that for a second, then nodded. "Oh, yes. It falls outside the
Time Gate's Fair Use policy, but I've learned that some rules are meant to be
broken." She giggled maniacally. "I've

<<So, who made those rules?>>

already broken about a third of them by bringing you here in the first place, but
it's not like the Universe is going to blow up or anything because of it." She paused
to glower for a second. "Besides, Destiny owes me, big time."

<<Ah, but it's a lifetime job to collect.>>

"Hmm... Could this work?" the author asked himself.

After staring at his computer screen nonstop for two months, he came to an
indecision. "Nah, anyone can get Ranma into a wedding dress. I'll blow up the
universe instead."

He pushed the Big, Red, Shiny "Erase History" Button.

*BEEEEEEEEEEP!*BLAAAAAAAAAAM!!!*

<<*que the "You Can't Do That on Television" theme*>>

[And that, as they say, is that.]

Hope you liked it! If you did, please say so! If you didn't, tell me all the same!
Any response is better than none. ^_-

<<I dunno.  I've got some responses that make me wonder if no response would be
better.  Not so much bad or corrective C&C...or even the occasional flame...I enjoy
both the good and the bad.  But sometimes I get stuff that makes me wonder if they
even read the story I wrote at all (sometimes even making me wonder if they knew I'd
written anything before said story either).  Still though, I get whatcha mean.

Heh, I hope this helps you out a bit.  Sorry for the delay, but I recently got sucked
into C&Cing a novel a friend of mine is trying to get published...600+kb of text.
Heh, we'll see how that goes. Anyway, I enjoyed this muchly and look forward to more.
I'll be getting to the backstory concerning Bruce here in a few.  Take it easy!>>


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